Write access denied but I can manually copy and paste

[SAShole]

Hi SAS friends,

When I submit the code below

data Out.Test;
	set In.Test;
run;

I get this error message Write access to member Out.Test.DATA is denied

However I am able to copy and paste these datasets manually. Are there any other work arounds? I get the same error using proc copy.

EDIT: I'm running SAS EG 9.04  on UNIX

[JBailey]

Hi @SAShole 

If you are running SAS via a workspace server, the "userid" running the job may not have permissions to the directory specified in the LIBNAME statement. 

Best wishes,
Jeff 

[Kurt_Bremser]

What operating system is SAS running on? "Overwriting" a file where you do not have write access is possible in UNIX when

• you have write access to the directory
• you remove the file first

[Tom · Accepted solution]

Did you define the OUT libref with the ACCESS=READONLY option?

[SAShole]

Yes! and now I feel dumb!! Thanks ALOT TOM! 😉